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Apple brings age verification to UK users in iOS 26.4 beta - Users who don’t verify their age may not be able to download or purchase apps. (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 month ago by user224@lemmy.sdf.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] thingAmaBob@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Looks like the ways they’re doing this is via credit card or account age. I wanted to keep my current phone until it died before switching to something else but fuck me, who knows what nonsense they’ll make us do in the near future.

[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 month ago

Well, since I'm not doing that, that would prevent me from having to install the apps that every damned company seems to insist I install rather than having a website. Kinda makes me wish for this nonsense to come to the US.

[–] khanh@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

IT GETS TO A POINT

[–] rimu@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

2026, the year of the PWA.

[–] paequ2@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately, Google and Apple have crippled PWAs. Surprise, surprise. They don't get the attention, features, or bug fixes native apps get.

But also, a lot of apps are just views into websites anyway. So I bet a lot of apps could just be PWAs.

The main hurdle is getting people to install the PWAs instead of apps. It's a different install flow.

[–] HexaBack@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

quite funny for me to read this on a furiphone...

ironic, even

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